--- title: "Prolonged Grief Therapy" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3acba74d-1e9a-4bb1-8c9c-9ff96861d16c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3acba74d-1e9a-4bb1-8c9c-9ff96861d16c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3acba74d-1e9a-4bb1-8c9c-9ff96861d16c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3acba74d-1e9a-4bb1-8c9c-9ff96861d16c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "NHS ENGLAND" published: "2023-05-22" --- # Prolonged Grief Therapy Buyer: NHS ENGLAND Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3acba74d-1e9a-4bb1-8c9c-9ff96861d16c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3acba74d-1e9a-4bb1-8c9c-9ff96861d16c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3acba74d-1e9a-4bb1-8c9c-9ff96861d16c.json) ## Summary The buying organization, NHS England, has issued a tender titled "Prolonged Grief Therapy" within the education and training services industry category. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender value of £200,000 GBP. The procurement method is an open procedure, and interested parties can access the tender documents until the tender period ends on 21st June 2023. The contract period is planned to start on 31st July 2023 and end on 31st March 2026. The location for the procurement process is in Leeds, United Kingdom. This tender opportunity by NHS England for specialist training in perinatal long-term grief therapy within the education and training services sector can provide growth opportunities for businesses offering evidence-based mental health support services. Companies with expertise in perinatal mental health and training programs for healthcare professionals would be well-suited to compete. The tender allows access to a substantial budget and requires a proactive approach to meet the procurement deadlines and offer innovative solutions to support the national healthcare transformation programme initiated by NHS England. ## Notice NHS England is seeking to commission specialist training for perinatal long term grief therapy based on evidence based approaches. Most people find that having children can be a very positive experience, but the perinatal period (during pregnancy and the first 24 months after birth) can also be intensely stressful. Mental health issues are not uncommon during this time, whether they are new symptoms or the exacerbation of a pre-existing mental health condition/s. Perinatal mental health issues can be brought on by many things, such as the experience of a traumatic pregnancy and childbirth, history of mental health problems or lack of support, and it can sometimes go under the radar because of feelings of shame, embarrassment and fear of the consequences. There is support available across the country from a range of services including NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression, specialist perinatal mental health teams or, for the most severe illness, inpatient mother and baby units. To enable access to these services it is vital that early signs of mental health difficulties are recognised, especially by a midwife, health visitor or GP. In the UK, estimates indicate that up to 27% of women develop a mental illness during pregnancy or within the first year after having a baby1, with up to five per cent experiencing a serious psychiatric disorder, and, in some cases mental health problems that are experienced during this period can be the cause of maternal death2. Whilst some perinatal mental health issues are mild and transient, some are so severe and life threatening that they require immediate intervention and specialist treatment, which is usually accessed in specialist perinatal mental health services (through community services or inpatient mother and baby units). NHS England is leading a programme of transformation to improve the care and support available to women who experience moderate to severe mental health during the perinatal period by enabling access to evidence-based specialist support. As of March 2019, every NHS Integrated Care Systems (ICS) in the country has an operational specialist community perinatal mental health service for women experiencing moderate/severe complex mental health issues in the perinatal period. In 2019/20 they reported seeing over 30,000 women. Whilst there has been significant progress in a short space of time to increase the provision of evidence-based specialist mental health care for women in the perinatal period, there is still further work to do. This is recognised in the NHS Long Term Plan (LTP) published in July 2019, in which NHS England commits to further increasing access to specialist perinatal mental health services. By 2023/24, at least 66,000 women with moderate severe/complex perinatal mental health difficulties Further details and the tender documents can be downloaded from the link below: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome Additional information: To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome. Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at: Phone: 0800 9956035 E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1559c43c-ab53-4250-aeae-e66621a4df99 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 May 2023 | | Submission deadline | 21 Jun 2023 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jul 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £200,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS2 7UE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Little London & Woodhouse | | Westminster constituency | Leeds Central and Headingley | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 22 May 2023 at 09:19 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1559c43c-ab53-4250-aeae-e66621a4df99 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1559c43c-ab53-4250-aeae-e66621a4df99 22nd May 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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